Bodhgaya
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Mahabodhi Temple
The Times of India 2013/07/08
It was at the Mahabodhi Temple that Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained nirvana after fasting under the peepal tree for 49 days at the young age of 35
Leaving Kapilavastu, the palace home of his father Suddhodana in the Nepal Terai, Siddhartha, wandering in search of answers to the world’s truths, reached Bodh Gaya via Rajagriha
Emperor Asoka visited Bodh Gaya 250 years after Buddha’s nirvana. He is considered by many to be the founder of the original Mahabodhi temple
Sir Alexander Cunningham restored the temple in the 19th century
Today, the nine-member Mahabodhi Temple Management Committee headed by the district magistrate manages the complex spread over 1km
The Bodhi tree
Under the Bodhi tree, near the Niranjana river, Prince Siddhartha Gautama practised mediation
Spending seven weeks at seven spots in the vicinity, he recounted his experiences with his first disciples
After seven weeks, Buddha travelled to Sarnath, where he gave his first sermon
Buddha Poornima
On Buddha Poornima each year, his birth, nirvana, and mahaparinirvana are celebrated and thousands of pilgrims from Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, and other countries assemble here
Bodh Gaya was enlisted as the only UNESCO World Heritage site from Bihar in the year 2002
The area was at the heart of a Buddhist civilization for centuries, until it was overrun by Turkic armies in the 13th century
